Post-Normal Science in Practice at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5337625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A C Petersen (0000-0003-0706-5635, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), The Hague, Netherlands,, corresponding author), Albert Cath (Narratio Knowledge & Advice, Amsterdam, Netherlands), Maria Hage (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), The Hague, Netherlands), Maria do Socorro Castro Hage (0000-0002-9494-2984, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), Eva Kunseler (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), The Hague, Netherlands), J P van der Sluijs (0000-0002-1346-5953, Utrecht University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 362-388 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0162243910385797 |
| PMID | 23805014 |
| PMCID | PMC3682633 |
| OpenAlex | W2168908284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 31 |
About a decade ago, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) unwittingly embarked on a transition from a technocratic model of science advising to the paradigm of ''post-normal science'' (PNS). In response to a scandal around uncertainty management in 1999, a Guidance for ''Uncertainty Assessment and Communication'' was developed with advice from the initiators of the PNS concept and was introduced in 2003. This was followed in 2007 by a ''Stakeholder Participation'' Guidance. In this article, the authors provide a combined insider/outsider perspective on the transition process. The authors assess the extent to which the PNS paradigm has delivered new approaches in the agency's practice and analyze two projects-on long-term options for Dutch sustainable development policy and for urban development policy-the latter in somewhat more detail. The authors identify several paradoxes PBL encounters when putting the PNS concept into practice. It is concluded that an openness to other styles of work than the technocratic model has become visible, but that the introduction of the PNS paradigm is still in its early stage
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |